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Thanks for stopping by. This is a fairly new adventure for me so forgive me if this is not perfect. Join me on my journey in finding out more about my "Genes". Feel free to stop by anytime. I tend to work on other things from time to time so unfortunately, sometimes there are no recent posts. Come back though.

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mjhellman

Fairview, Oregon, United States

Born in Iowa, but living in Oregon. Love genealogy and all the joys that go along with it.
I am a grandmother of two, have a husband of 35 years, two wonderful sons and a beautiful daughter in law.
Life is one blessing after another.

Thanks for this award Margel!

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Every time something new pops up, or I find a picture never before seen or even a recipe it is a thrill! Since I still consider myself new at genealogy this is something I will continue to enjoy for the rest of my life. I have not given up yet! Meeting new cousins is a thrill too.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Today I chose this tombstone. It is of my great great great grandparents. They are at rest, in the Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa.

I am happy to say this picture was taken by me in 2008 on a visit there with my sisters and niece. It is a lovely cemetery.

Interesting - before my trip from Oregon I contacted the cemetery. They confirmed for me Linus and Anna were buried there, along with some other relatives as well. I let them know the exact date we would be there for a visit. They said they would put some flag stakes by the graves so we could find them easily. When we drove into the cemetery there were some workers. I asked my sister to stop, which she did. Before I could get any words out of my mouth the guy said "looking for Quivey"? I could not believe it. He said to follow him, which we did and he showed us exactly where the Quivey's were buried - in two locations. How cool is that?